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| Lilies in my garden, dressed up in water droplets from Saturday's light rain, get a glimpse of sun this morning. |
It was about as chilly and raw and damp and rainy as you can possibly get on a Fourth of July weekend. Boston set a record for the coldest high temperature for any July day, as it got only to 60 degrees on Saturday. This just three days after Boston tied its all time high for June at 100 degrees.
Worcester, Massachusetts only managed a "high" of 57 degrees.
Up here in Vermont, Burlington on Saturday only had a high of 63 degrees. That is actually colder than the high temperature we had on Christmas Day, which was 65 degrees.
At least some needed rain fell. A swath through eastern New England reported one to three inches of rain Saturday, on top of more rainfall in the previous days.
In Vermont, rain was spottier, but everybody except the northwest corner of the state got some decent rains, with most places over a half inch since Thursday night. Even up here in the drier northwest corner of Vermont some rain fell, and I'll take anything I can get. It was only 0.2 inches in St. Albans Friday and Saturday, but that came after a 0.8 inch dump on Wednesday, so that helps.
It will be interesting to see more detailed reports of Saturday's rainfall when that data comes out later this morning. It appears that last evening, several hours of pretty heavy rain fell on the eastern slopes of the central and northern Green Mountains from roughly Route 4 to at least east of St. Johnsbury if not further north.
That zone has officially been in drought for months now, so if that area really did get a drenching, yesterday and last night will help. despite the chill.
THE FORECAST
This July at least so far and in the forecast for the next week or so, is incredibly different from the past three Julys, which were terribly hot and dry in and around Vermont. As noted yesterday, the past three Julys were the hottest on record, at least as measured in Burlington, Vermont.
It looks like July, 2021 will probably end that hot streak.
Most days for the next week or so will be a bit cooler than normal, but certainly not as shiver-inducing as Saturday was. Plus, we have several more shots at getting additional rain, which we still need.
It seems today will have a bit of a split personality across Vermont. The upper level low pressure system that brought us our dank Saturday has moved to near Maine.
That means areas east of the Green Mountains should stay mostly or completely cloudy, with a risk of some more showers. There won't be nearly as much rain as yesterday.
West of the Green Mountains, today is looking OK. The sun was already out, briefly at my place in St. Albans, Vermont early this morning. There still will be quite a few clouds around, but at least the sun will come out fro time to time.
It'll still be cool for the season west of the Green Mountains --highs in the 68-74 degree range, I'd say.
It'll turn warmer tomorrow, and Tuesday will actually be kind of on the muggy side. There should be showers around later Monday night, and a good chance of showers and storms Tuesday.
Cooler air returns Wednesday and stays for the rest of the week, but we're not talking cold. Just 70s as opposed to the low 80s readings that are more typical for this time of year.
Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to move northeastward off the U.S. East Coast Thursday and Friday, and be too far to Vermont's south and east to directly affect us.
But moisture will flow into our neck of the woods Thursday to give us another good shot at rain, especially in southern Vermont.
For those craving a return to hot weather, there are chances of it settling in after next weekend. We'll have to wait and see how that pans out.
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